Defending Ourselves

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The CIA's $1,000 a Day Specialists on Waterboarding, Interrogations

abcnews.go.com • Fri 2009 May 1, 1:00pm

As the secrets about the CIA's interrogation techniques continue to come out, there's new information about the frequency and severity of their use, contradicting an 2007 ABC News report, and a new focus on two private contractors who were apparently directing the brutal sessions that President Obama calls torture.

Woman Breaks Leg Catching Purse Thief

chron.com • Wed 2009 Apr 22, 2:32pm

Lawrence went to the restroom, leaving her purse on the table, and the man snatched it, Boss' mother said. But the 5-foot-10, 250-pound Boss was right behind him as he jumped over a 5-foot fence behind the Float. She felt her leg snap as she hit the ground but grabbed the man's shirt, spinning him around and causing him to fall, Westerman said. Five men nearby saw the man fall and pinned him before he could get away.

Oklahoma Could Allow Pregnant Women to Kill to Save Unborn Children

foxnews.com • Fri 2009 Apr 3, 1:58pm

Oklahoma lawmakers are close to approving a bill that allows pregnant women to use deadly force to protect their unborn children. ... "Pregnant women who refuse to abort their child are too often attacked by their partner in an effort to force a miscarriage," said state Rep. Mike Thompson, who co-authored the bill after Americans United for Life asked him. "Women put in this position should have the legal right to defend themselves, with lethal force if necessary." ... [We need a law to make this obvious right legal?]

Response to terrorist attack makes bus driver a hero

cnn.com • Wed 2009 Mar 4, 5:51pm

When gunmen jumped out of bushes and began spraying bullets at the bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team Tuesday, Khalil quickly sized up his options and got everyone to safety. "First I thought there were some firecrackers going off. Then, when I saw the elite force cars in front of me taking fire, I immediately lost my voice.... At that time, the other elite car that was with us gave me cover, and then, when I saw he was giving me cover, my courage and my patience returned. I decided to take the vehicle from there, and one way or another, even if I had to drive over someone, I would take this bus and escape."

Would-Be Burglar Snagged By A Snuggie

kutv.com • Tue 2009 Feb 17, 10:20pm

captured and tackled by a woman 50 pounds lighter than him. The woman we are told used a wedgie